February 2010

Hackers in Europe and China successfully broke into computers at nearly 2,500 companies and government agencies over the last 18 months in a coordinated global attack that exposed vast amounts of personal and corporate secrets to theft, according to a computer-security company that discovered the breach. A global hacking offensive has broken into U.S. companies and government agencies. Cyber attacks could soon be seen as a national security threat, WSJ executive editor Jerry Seib tells the News Hub. The damage from the latest cyberattack is still being assessed, and affected companies are still being notified. But data compiled by NetWitness, the closely held firm that discovered the breaches, showed that hackers gained access to a wide array of data at 2,411 companies, from credit-card transactions to intellectual property.

On Zabasearch.com you can search people online. H)

Companies such as PeopleFinders and US SEARCH are still charging for information. On Zabasearch you can find the information for free. So I find it quite interesting that I can use Zabasearch as an open information source.

Britain needs to learn from the actions of the Israeli military in the Gaza in using YouTube and tweets to engage in 21st-century cyber-warfare, the head of the Royal Air force said yesterday.

Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton highlighted how the Israeli Air Force used the internet in the battle over international public opinion during last year's conflict as an example of harnessing new technology.

The Britain government is recruiting reformed computer hackers against international crime gangs and terrorist cyber attacks. A new 'cyber security operations centre' at GCHQ in Cheltenham will monitor attempts to infiltrate in the national computer network.